some questions about bogofilter 0.13.6&0.15.7

[Boris 'pi' Piwinger]

Mike Lykov wrote:

> How i can re-create wordlists for using it ?

Build them from scratch with your mail collection.

> Working with this must be more accurate, isn't it ? 

Right.

> Or i can use -H option - it will be same as above ?

That won't be enough I believe.

> 2.   In man page: 
>  PARSING OPTIONS
>        Bogofilter has three special parsing options .....
> 
> Where i must use it?

Either on the command line or in the config file. It is
strongly recommended that you leave them alone, they might
go soon and the defaults will most likely work best.

> 3. Why bogofilter register in wordlists pieces of base64-encoded parts ?
> Here the sample :
> --Boundary-02=_/Weu++wGDnxQ1AU 1 20030708                                                                  
> --Boundary-02=_1gKs+PfUum7GU4d 2 20030708
> --cqxox3fnlpmgjstp 1 20030526                                                                              
> --cqxox3fnlpmgjstp-- 1 20030526  
> --TB36FDmn/VVEgNH/ 2 20030708                                                                              
> --TB36FDmn/VVEgNH/-- 2 20030708   

I guess the rationale is that those can be specific to spam
software.

> Often i see that the letter with attached file and a little piece if text 
> (two-three words) classified as spam, but attach can't be spam! 

Why not? I often get spam with attachments.

> I take this letter and classify it by hand (bogofilter -Sn), then it passed 
> normally....

Well, there can only be mistakes.

> I think bogofilter must not classify attaches at all! (same about headers .. 
> %)

This has been discussed. It shows that it is useful. Like
getting all those viruses, images etc.

pi